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- 2014.12.13
Four kinds of Swiss Holle's baby porridges recalled due to suspected contamination with atropine
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (December 13) urged the public not to feed infants and toddlers with four kinds of pre-packed organic baby millet and three-grain porridge of a Swiss brand,...
- 2014.12.11
DH endorses batch recall of Zinc Cream 20g
The Department of Health (DH) today (December 11) endorsed a licensed drug manufacturer, Medipharma Limited (Medipharma), to recall two batches (batch numbers: 411749 and 410627) of Zinc Cream 20g (registration number: HK-40872) from shelves due to a...
- 2014.12.02
EMSD urges public to suspend use of three models of feeding bottle steriliser
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department today (December 2) urged the public to suspend use of the following three models of feeding bottle steriliser and to contact the suppliers for collection: * Brand name: KUKU Duckbill; model number:...
- 2014.11.10
DH instructs recall of lead-tainted proprietary Chinese medicine
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 10) instructed Ta Ang Pharmaceutical Co., the registration holder of a proprietary Chinese medicine (pCm) called [Cow's Head Brand] Tung Shueh Pills (registration number: HKP-05209), to recall from...
- 2014.11.04
Customs alerts public on unsafe "walking stick with folding stool"
The Customs and Excise Department today (November 4) alerted members of the public on the potential hazards posed by a "walking stick with folding stool", and advised purchasers to stop using it for safety sake. After laboratory tests on the safety...
- 2014.11.04
Public urged not to buy or consume slimming product with undeclared Western medicine ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (November 4) appealed to members of the public not to buy or consume a slimming product called Mezo as it was found to contain undeclared Western medicine ingredients. During the DH's market surveillance, Mezo was...
- 2014.10.29
DH raids hair treatment shop for sale of unregistered pharmaceutical product with undeclared drug ingredients
The Department of Health (DH) today (October 29) raided a hair treatment shop in Yau Ma Tei in a joint operation with the Police for the suspected sale and possession of an unregistered pharmaceutical product containing undeclared Part I poisons....
- 2014.10.23
Consumers urged not to consume two kinds of chilled food from Taiwan
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department today (October 23) urged the public not to consume two kinds of chilled food products manufactured in and imported from Taiwan as they were made with substandard lard....